Butte District Cuts Travel Limiting State Education Input
Butte School Dist. 1 faces reduced influence on state policy after trustees barred district personnel travel to non district events. Supt. Ken Olsen warns the move isolates Butte from policymaking, hindering state handbook work and Blue Ribbon Commission participation. He notes future vo tech and construction plans could be affected and cites upcoming Helena budget talks.
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Butte
School Dist
Ken Olsen
Board of Trustees
Olsen
Harry Freebourn
Sherman School
Dolores Colburg
Blue Ribbon Commission of Higher Education
Blue Ribbon Commission
State Department
Helena
Gas Ration Coupons Planned If Nationwide Program Enacts
Washington AP reports a proposed rationing plan that would issue gasoline coupons to all 118 million licensed drivers over 18. Coupons, valid for 60 days, vary by region and mass transit. Average allotment is 32 to 35 gallons monthly. unused coupons lose value. Transactions occur in a free market with coupons traded or sold. Details include coupon issuance, redemption at stations, and state federal staffing. Travelers and foreigners would buy on the open market. Local boards may decide hardship allocations.
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Washington
William E. Simon
Simon
John A. Hill
Bank
Savings and Loan
Post Office
Hill
Hughes Indicted for Fraud Ties to Air West Takeover
Federal grand jury indicts billionaire Howard Hughes and four associates on nine counts including fraud conspiracy and stock manipulation tied to Hughes Tool Co. bid for Air West. Indictment covers June 1968 to January 1969 with lawsuits, stock sales and telegrams to push directors. Hughes reportedly abroad in the Bahamas as extradition questions arise.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Howard Hughes
Air West Airlines
Hughes
U.S
Air West
Robert Maheu
Nevada
Chester C. Davis
Corporation
David B. Char
Maheu
Davis
Hughes’ Company
Hughes Tool Co
Vice
London
Freeport
Bahamas
Justice Department
Crockett
Charnay
Air West Common
Mavericks Fundraiser Prompts Controversy Near Missoula
Missoula Athhletic Council known as the Mavericks raised about 2500 for amateur sports via a November party in Lolo. Attendees reportedly gambled on blackjack craps and 4-5-6, with topless servers and pornography shown. Local sheriff noted no outside illegal activity observed.
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Missoula
Missoulian
Lolo
Schwanke
Mavericks
John Moe
Moe
Butte Hit By Wind And Snow Delays Traffic
A winter wind blast hit Butte on Thursday afternoon leaving a thin snow cover and treacherous streets. FAA reports a high of 31 and low of 17 with about two inches on the ground after initial four inches settled. There were a few minor accidents, none with injuries, and a transit bus collided with a car on East Park Street. Roads in the Butte area were described as in good winter driving condition with intermittent ice on surrounding passes, well sanded.
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Butte
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
East Park Street
Montana Highway Department
U.S. Officials Split Over SALT II Policy Direction
Secretary of State Kissinger said U.S. officials disagree on the approach for the second round of SALT talks. He noted emphasis on qualitative arms limits, while Defense Secretary Schlesinger’s “total equality” concept drew qualification. Kissinger cited Soviet lag in forming a new framework and hoped for progress, possibly an interim agreement, in 1974.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Kissinger
Secretary of Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Soviet Union
Anatoly Dobrynin
Moscow
Appointments rearrange gas lines in small town
Terryville Connecticut ARCO dealer Warren Wheeler began offering gas by appointment to end endless queues. Customers call 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. to reserve a time and provide license plate numbers. The move follows widespread gas shortage chaos with barricaded pumps and tense incidents at stations statewide.
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Terryville
Wheeler
Connecticut
Greenwich
Bob Volpe
East Hartford
New Haven
Roman Dziuba
Bloomfield
Thelma Dickerson
Clerical errors delay veterans subsistence checks in California
A nationwide VA cash crunch left hundreds of veterans in Southern California without pay for months. UCLA students Dave Garcia and David Desimon e suffered as 93 veterans were paid on Christmas Day totaling 89 450 dollars while 4 000 to 5 000 faced delays. Officials aimed to complete all payments by New Year’s Day.
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Los Angeles
Veterans Administration
Dave Garcia
University of California At Los Angeles
Southern California
West Lessees
Central Office
Montana lawmakers split over 60 day session length
Montana legislators anticipate a 60 day or longer session opening January seventh and ending by March sixteenth if a six day work week holds. Democrats largely expect a 60 day or shorter outcome while Republicans foresee overtime with partisan blame attached. several members offer humorous cautions about extended work periods.
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Onaconda
Orin Kendall
Thompson Falls
Montana
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Standard
Jack Peterson
Jack Schara
Robert Vivian
Jim Grant
Berkeley Pit
al Darr
Mr. Finch
Kaput
David Desimone
Vietnam
Ucla Dental
Sharon Murdock
Santa Ana College
Nixon
Butte Weather
State Bureau
House
Harold Gerke
D-Billings
Jim Moore
Harlowton
Senate
Luke McKeon
James Lucas
R-Miles
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